With TV, there's a continuum with the crew and the cast so you feel like you have a sense of community in a way, which is similar to theater.

I don't think you necessarily have to be part of a traditional nuclear family to be a good mother.

I like A&E. I like those corny intimate-portrait things. They're so kind of ingenious and artificial and soothing.

People have a problem with me being different, but that propels me forward in life.

With TV, there's a continuum with the crew and the cast so you feel like you have a sense of community in a way, which is similar to theater.

The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful.

I don’t think it’s that controversial. I’m really in favor of legalizing marijuana. I thought people would be more offended by [this series] than they are. I’m surprised they weren’t.